I just posted a blog a few days ago but I have actually taken quite a few pictures in the past few months that I haven't been posting. Without writing a history of everything that has been going on, I'm just going to load a few (if I loaded them all, I would have a book) photos of what my life has been like with the people, places, and things I have been involved with and seen. I have so many favorite pictures that it was very difficult to narrow it down to these photos, but...........................
Actually, some of these are not even my favorites but they depict more of what has been going on with my life. The photos are in no particular order of events and a lot of these pictures have been loaded onto my Instagram account as well, so if you follow me at both places you will probably notice some repeats.......Sorry!
It's been so long since I've blogged, that I almost forgot where I needed to go to type up something. I actually had to stop and think a minute about where my icon was even at.
Since I started posting photos on Instagram and finding how easy it is with just typing one sentence for the photo, it is hard getting back to writing. My life has been crazy since March and Instagram has allowed me time to post photos without writing so much.
Hopefully, I can get back in the swing of things and start blogging again. I contemplated going back and posting the months I missed but then I decided, nah, I would just start from where time is now, and go from there.
We'll see how I do, or not do................
Posted below are photos I took of the river on December 17th. It was such a nice day that I couldn't resist going out and taking pictures.
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, around 8am, a mamma deer and her two fawns were out by our garage eating a bit of greenery along the edge of the cement.
It wasn't long before the twin fawns moseyed their way over to our back yard. They played and played for a long time. My camera ran out of battery and by luck, my cousin was up visiting and he pulled out his phone and started videoing. He took 3-4 videos and I made sure he sent me copies. We watched them over and over again, laughing at how cute these little fawns were. I've seen deer play before, but nothing like this. So darn cute!
If you are like me, you'll will most likely watch these videos more than one time....for reals!
We were hoping that these two little darlings would come back the following day, but they never did. Although, we did have other deer that continued coming to our yard. It's a catch-22 situation. They come to the yard and eat my flowers but amazingly enough, they did not eat any flowers this year. And now, it is late enough in the year that if they do eat the flowers, it really wouldn't make any difference to me. I love watching them!
On June 25, 2018, I was in our home when I heard a loud thud. I immediately knew that another bird had flown into our dining room window. This frequently happened but I was not expecting to see the image I saw when I went outside to see if indeed that was what had happened. Sure enough, it was a bird, but not the ordinary birds that I usually see on the ground beneath our window. This time it was a, what I believe to be a Cooper's Hawk. He looked quite dazed and believe it or not, he had a dove in his claw. I came back in the house to get my camera as this was a, what you might call, a National Geographic moment, for me. When I went back outside, the hawk kind of half hopped and half flew to the other side of the house. Of course, I followed. Just after taking the following picture, the hawk once again half hopped and half flew to the front of our home, never letting go of his prized dove.
As he was at the front of our home, I was able to capture another photo.
The entire time I was following the hawk around our home, I was talking to it in a calm manner. Of course it was totally a one-sided conversation but non-the-less, a conversation.
Once again the hawk left the area but by this time, I think it was coming out of its dazed state because it did not hop this time but it flew at a low level over to our bridal wreath hedge. And yes, the conversation was still taking place. I noticed that this hawk had somewhere along the line been injured as its tail feathers were pretty mangled and it had lost its leg on the right side.
As I walked toward the hawk, it went under the bridal wreath and sat on the other side. I slowly walked around the hedge to where it was and sat on the ground approximately 7-8 feet away, still talking.
At this point, I guess it realized I was not a threat to it and it proceeded to pluck the feathers from the dove, as you can see in the video below.
In the photos below, it shows the hawk plucking off the feathers and eating the dove, although, in the photos, I doctored up spots on the dove where the eagle had torn into its body. It was a bit difficult for me to watch in the beginning but the thought kept running through my mind that this was a once in a lifetime photo opportunity. It was unbelievable that this hawk allowed me to sit on the ground that closely and take pictures and videos.
Later that evening, the hawk came back and was standing on our old wagon.
Since that time in June, the hawk did return on the 24th of July and hung around our place for a good week. It still allowed me to get pretty close for photos but this time I wasn't too happy to have it return. It was getting the baby birds around our home. Other than the occasional sound of mamma birds squawking frantically, we hardly heard the happy sounds of birds in the mornings or throughout the day.
Now the hawk has left our home area, it's nice to hear all the birds, once again, singing in the mornings and throughout the day. I used to not like hearing the birds singing so bright and early (sometimes at 3 a.m.) in the mornings but now, I welcome the sound.
On June 23rd, my husband and I traveled down the road a bit to go and see a vintage car show. Wow, when you look at some of the vehicles that were there, I'm think'n somebody has a lot of time and money. Some of the cars were pretty spectacular. Below are a few of my favorites.
And how can we forget the pair of dice hanging from the rear-view mirror.
I think my favorite was the Dodgem Bumper Car made to run on the open roads. I can remember as a youth, spending time at Saratoga Springs, in Lehi, Utah, riding the dodge cars. Fun times!
Our daughter and her family came from Oregon to spend time (a week) with us the third week of June. Since their move to Oregon last October, our visits are few and long in coming. I sure miss them. One (or two) of the special times spent while they were here was at the school playground. Grandpa actually had the time to come in out of the fields and get in some quality family time. I love these pictures of our little grandson and grandpa!
And yes, it was a hot day and grandpa is wearing a jacket - haven't figured that one out, yet?! In his defense though, it was raining off and on for a bit.
